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Last update: 22:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
230° SW
10 kts
max 18 kts
0%
7° C
987 hpa
208° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
213° SSW
10 kts
max 14 kts
4%
7° C
989 hpa
234° SW
0.6 m
6 s
3.4 m
06h
208° SSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
63%
6° C
990 hpa
232° SW
0.6 m
6 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
199° SSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
990 hpa
185° S
0.5 m
6 s
4.1 m
12h
169° S
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
118° ESE
0.4 m
7 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
176° S
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
8° C
992 hpa
112° ESE
0.3 m
7 s
2.5 m
18h
231° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
160° SSE
0.3 m
9 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
263° W
3 kts
max 4 kts
49%
6° C
995 hpa
215° SW
0.3 m
13 s
4.6 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
36° NE
2 kts
max 2 kts
80%
5° C
995 hpa
220° SW
0.3 m
13 s
2.6 m
03h
139° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
90%
5° C
995 hpa
210° SSW
0.3 m
12 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
152° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
9%
5° C
995 hpa
197° SSW
0.3 m
11 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
154° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
6° C
996 hpa
158° SSE
0.4 m
9 s
5.1 m
12h
151° SSE
7 kts
max 8 kts
4%
7° C
997 hpa
129° SE
0.4 m
7 s
3.0 m
15h
131° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
2%
7° C
995 hpa
100° E
0.5 m
6 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
123° ESE
12 kts
max 16 kts
2%
6° C
995 hpa
110° ESE
0.6 m
4 s
4.2 m
21h
130° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
4%
5° C
995 hpa
134° SE
0.8 m
3 s
20:12
5.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
142° SE
13 kts
max 20 kts
32%
5° C
994 hpa
148° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
3.5 m
03h
146° SE
13 kts
max 19 kts
95%
5° C
993 hpa
164° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
159° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
83%
5° C
993 hpa
170° S
1.0 m
4 s
3.6 m
09h
146° SE
12 kts
max 17 kts
70%
5° C
993 hpa
170° S
1.0 m
4 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
141° SE
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
5° C
991 hpa
177° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.1 m
15h
139° SE
14 kts
max 18 kts
95%
6° C
988 hpa
177° S
1.0 m
4 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
154° SSE
20 kts
max 29 kts
95%
1.25 mm
8° C
986 hpa
171° S
1.1 m
4 s
2.6 m
21h
193° SSW
19 kts
max 27 kts
76%
1.04 mm
9° C
986 hpa
167° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
21:22
5.8 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
193° SSW
17 kts
max 24 kts
72%
8° C
987 hpa
169° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.6 m
03h
183° S
13 kts
max 16 kts
98%
7° C
989 hpa
166° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m
06h
178° S
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
165° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
04:42
1.4 m
09h
160° SSE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
7° C
993 hpa
166° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
09:52
6.0 m
12h
154° SSE
7 kts
max 9 kts
92%
8° C
995 hpa
146° SE
0.8 m
5 s
5.2 m
15h
163° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
94%
8° C
996 hpa
149° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.3 m
18h
165° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
36%
7° C
998 hpa
155° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
17:18
1.2 m
21h
170° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
16%
7° C
998 hpa
147° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
22:18
6.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
187° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
50%
7° C
998 hpa
143° SE
0.7 m
5 s
5.5 m
03h
176° S
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
162° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
2.6 m
06h
184° S
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.63 mm
7° C
994 hpa
172° S
1.0 m
4 s
05:45
1.0 m
09h
175° S
22 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3.58 mm
8° C
993 hpa
174° S
1.1 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
257° WSW
16 kts
max 23 kts
0%
9° C
995 hpa
176° S
1.1 m
5 s
10:44
6.3 m
15h
248° WSW
12 kts
max 16 kts
1%
9° C
997 hpa
178° S
1.0 m
5 s
3.1 m
18h
221° SW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
180° S
0.9 m
5 s
18:14
0.9 m
21h
170° S
8 kts
max 11 kts
50%
7° C
998 hpa
183° S
0.8 m
5 s
4.5 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
144° SE
13 kts
max 21 kts
95%
7° C
997 hpa
180° S
0.8 m
5 s
23:04
6.4 m
03h
150° SSE
16 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
995 hpa
171° S
0.8 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
130° SE
18 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
164° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
06:38
0.7 m
09h
122° ESE
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
155° SSE
0.9 m
4 s
3.7 m
12h
133° SE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
7° C
989 hpa
149° SSE
0.9 m
4 s
11:28
6.4 m
15h
126° SE
15 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
987 hpa
141° SE
1.0 m
4 s
4.0 m
18h
144° SE
14 kts
max 25 kts
99%
2.25 mm
8° C
986 hpa
127° SE
1.0 m
5 s
19:02
0.7 m
21h
150° SSE
16 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.57 mm
8° C
987 hpa
127° SE
1.2 m
5 s
3.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
166° SSE
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
0.81 mm
8° C
988 hpa
136° SE
1.2 m
5 s
23:45
6.6 m
03h
216° SW
2 kts
max 4 kts
99%
0.81 mm
8° C
989 hpa
138° SE
1.1 m
5 s
4.4 m
06h
304° NW
4 kts
max 6 kts
99%
1.16 mm
8° C
990 hpa
145° SE
1.2 m
5 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
270° W
7 kts
max 11 kts
99%
1.1 mm
7° C
992 hpa
151° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
260° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
9° C
994 hpa
154° SSE
1.2 m
5 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
244° WSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
9° C
996 hpa
160° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
4.8 m
18h
234° SW
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
998 hpa
158° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
1.6 m
21h
231° SW
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
8° C
999 hpa
159° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
19:43
0.6 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
214° SW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
162° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
00:22
6.6 m
03h
195° SSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
159° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
5.1 m
06h
199° SSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
1000 hpa
164° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
1.7 m
09h
187° S
11 kts
max 14 kts
49%
7° C
1001 hpa
168° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
08:03
0.5 m
12h
193° SSW
14 kts
max 16 kts
99%
8° C
1002 hpa
169° S
1.0 m
5 s
12:43
6.5 m
15h
186° S
12 kts
max 16 kts
92%
8° C
1001 hpa
174° S
0.9 m
5 s
5.4 m
18h
146° SE
10 kts
max 16 kts
23%
8° C
1000 hpa
171° S
0.7 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
146° SE
11 kts
max 20 kts
88%
7° C
1000 hpa
159° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
20:19
0.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Feb 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
133° SE
11 kts
max 20 kts
98%
7° C
1000 hpa
157° SSE
0.7 m
4 s
00:58
6.7 m
03h
118° ESE
13 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
998 hpa
155° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
5.7 m
06h
123° ESE
15 kts
max 26 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
144° SE
0.8 m
5 s
2.2 m
09h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
145° SE
0.8 m
5 s
08:38
0.6 m
12h
121° ESE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
7° C
994 hpa
127° SE
0.8 m
5 s
13:19
6.4 m
15h
121° ESE
13 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
135° SE
0.8 m
5 s
5.8 m
18h
130° SE
13 kts
max 20 kts
98%
0.58 mm
8° C
993 hpa
137° SE
0.8 m
5 s
2.6 m
21h
113° ESE
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.56 mm
8° C
992 hpa
121° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
20:50
0.8 m

Friday, Feb 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
122° ESE
13 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
120° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
5.3 m
03h
108° ESE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
126° SE
0.8 m
5 s
01:34
6.6 m
06h
109° ESE
13 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
119° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
2.8 m
09h
102° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
5° C
994 hpa
127° SE
0.8 m
4 s
09:07
0.8 m
12h
100° E
12 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
995 hpa
136° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.5 m
15h
89° E
11 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
125° SE
0.7 m
5 s
13:56
6.4 m
18h
98° E
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
125° SE
0.7 m
5 s
3.1 m

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